Historical State, 125, NC State University, one hundred twenty-five years of shaping the future

2005-03-23

D. H. Hill Library (Raleigh, N.C.)
North Carolina State University. Libraries
D. H. Hill Library is named for Daniel Harvey Hill (1859-1924), an English professor at North Carolina State University and one of the college’s first five faculty members. He was president of the University from 1908-1916. The Library was built in four stages, the east wing first in 1953, the Erdahl-Cloyd Student Union or west wing second in 1954, the old book stack tower third in 1971, and the new book stack tower fourth in 1990. In 2007, a major renovation of the east wing of the library was completed. D. H. Hill Library is the main library of the NCSU Libraries system, which is composed of five library facilities.
Daniel Harvey Hill (1859-1924): Daniel Harvey (D. H.) Hill was one of the first five faculty members at State College. He served as Professor of English and Bookkeeping from 1889-1908, as well as Faculty Secretary and Treasurer. He was the first College Librarian. He was elected Vice-President of the College in 1905 and then President in 1908, a position he held into his retirement in 1916. He was active in forming the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association and served as Chairman of its Executive Committee. He was appointed a member of the Advisory Board to assist the State Librarian in the selection of the books for the State Library and then as a member of the State Historical Commission. In 1926, the original D. H. Hill Library was named after him as a memorial.

Funkhouser, Edward T. (Edward Truman), 1946- (Photographer)

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